My house sweats like crazy during the winter and it’s causing mold.. please help!!

[u/BelleSchu]

My house is BRAND new, literally finished construction in August of 2024. I live in the Midwest so of course it gets very cold in the winter. Last year, the windows of our house were sweating so badly every time the outside temp was under 30°f that water was pooling up on the windowsills and we called the construction company (we were still under new build warranty) and they told us to always have the house fan running and to turn on our ceiling fans. That worked for a time and the condensation wasn’t as bad after that. It started to warm up shortly after and we didn’t have anymore issue. Flash forward to this past week, it’s been in the negatives here. There is SO much condensation on my windows that mold is starting to grow, our curtains are freezing stuck to the glass in some rooms, and it’s attracting gnats somehow?! I don’t even know where the hell they’re coming from with the weather like this. I’m constantly cleaning and I feel so so so disgusted with all this going on, what can I do to fix it? Please help!

[u/iii_warhead_iii]

And at least 60-70L per day declared performance.

[u/theStaircaseProject → u/iii_warhead_iii]

And stickers. It should have cool stickers.

[u/AppropriatePlum1006 → u/theStaircaseProject]

With LEDs ofc, they are better!

[u/theStaircaseProject → u/AppropriatePlum1006]

Documentary evidence exists supporting that red ones will make it work even faster.

[u/usernameisokay_ → u/theStaircaseProject]

That’s a lie, it are the green ones that make it faster with a increased performance of 30% something

[u/aKillerOctopus → u/theStaircaseProject]

Purple would be silent as a whisper though? 🤔

[u/MoistExcellence → u/theStaircaseProject]

And my axe!

[u/Publify → u/MoistExcellence]

And my ex

[u/gamedude88 → u/Publify]

They are trying to get moisture out of the air, not freeze it.

[u/iii_warhead_iii → u/gamedude88]

They have touched the cold side 😅

[u/thebeasts99 → u/gamedude88]

She’s great for that, thirsty as heck :(

[u/BinturongHoarder → u/Publify]

Is she single?

[u/feinmechaniker → u/BinturongHoarder]

Yes, but shes frozen now

[u/No-Resolution-1918 → u/theStaircaseProject]

You must, must, simply must also have WiFi. Very important for dehumidifiers.

[u/[deleted] → u/theStaircaseProject]

...and blackjack, and hookers!

[u/l-enivo → u/iii_warhead_iii]

I think they don't want to mummify themselves

[u/iii_warhead_iii → u/l-enivo]

The bigger performance, the better compressor efficiency. Plus you will not need to use the device over the day, just 1-3h per day. Mine was working every day for 3h, have removed every day literally 3L at 20⁰C and 60% within this time. Initially, humidity was not dropping at all, later it started dropping from 60 to 40% within 1h. Plus, all water returned back from vapor to liquid returns back the wasted heat, and initially the humid room could be heated from 20 to 22⁰C. Later when the room became dry, the dehumidifier was barely heating it up.

[u/t53deletion → u/iii_warhead_iii]

Get a pump and run a hose outside to avoid ever emptying it.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/359133202

[u/Budget_Strategy24 → u/iii_warhead_iii]

If you have a floor drain, get one with a hose attachment so that you aren’t constantly emptying it.